the mystery of the carefully crafted hoax
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The Franklin child prostitution ring allegations were a series of high-profile accusations and legal actions between 1988 and 1991 surrounding an alleged child sex ring serving prominent citizens of Omaha, Nebraska, as well as high-level U.S. politicians.[1] The allegations centered on the actions of Lawrence E. King, director of the recently-collapsed Franklin Community Federal Credit Union in Omaha and a prominent local political figure. Two grand juries ruled the allegations to be false and two purported victims were indicted for perjury[2] (one was convicted and sentenced to 9–15 years in prison[3]) though numerous conspiracy theories persisted afterwardsOn July 23rd, 1990, after hearing many hours of testimony a Douglas County Grand Jury issued an unusual and unprecedented report throwing out all of the allegations of sexual child abuse connected with the “Franklin Case” and labeling them a “carefully crafted hoax.” Two of the victim/witnesses were indicted for Perjury on the bases of their testimony bofre the Grand Jury. Two other victim/witnesses, both of whom had previously given detailed accounts of involvement with known pedophiles in the area, recanted their testimony. Many residents of Omaha and Nebraska felt that the Grand Jury report was the closing of a very painful and turbulent chaper in the city’s history.But the Franklin Case did not begin with the closing of the Credit Union in November of 1988. Nor did it end with the Grand Jury Report in July of 1990. Many events transpired before and after these dates. These facts are the subject matter of this report, whose purpose is to help unravel the “Mystery of the Carefully Crafted Hoax.”–Back of the paperback copy(Book)TRANSCRIPT
